THE FOLIO SOCIETY

Artist, author and conservationist, Beatrix Potter was a woman of prodigious and varied talents. Her love of landscape, and of the flora and fauna she observed since childhood, came through in her beautifully detailed, evocative drawings. This exclusive Folio Society collection of Beatrix Potter™ - the Complete Tales is a celebration of her work. In two beautiful sets, all 23 of her original tales are brought together in exquisite ‘little books’.

The original 12 volumes - Set 1

The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
The Tailor of Gloucester
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
The Tale of Two Bad Mice
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle
The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
The Story of Miss Moppet
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-duck
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
The Tale of Pigling Bland

Set 2, 11 volumes

The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit
The Tale of Tom Kitten
The Tale of Samuel Whiskers
The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes
The Tale of Mr. Tod
Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes
The Tale of Jonny Town-Mouse
Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

Here you will find Peter Rabbit chased by the angry farmer; disobedient Tom Kitten narrowly escaping the clutches of fat and frightening Samuel Whiskers; and fastidious Mrs Tittlemouse, forever cleaning her tidy home. For first-time readers or long-time fans, every Beatrix Potter story offers fresh delights. This collection, available exclusively from The Folio Society, captures the spirit of the originals with gilding on the top edge of each clothbound book and specially shaped labels inset on the front covers. Filled with Beatrix Potter’s exquisite illustrations, each distinctive volume will be cherished for years to come.

Artist, author and conservationist, Beatrix Potter was a woman of prodigious and varied talents. Her love of landscape, and of the flora and fauna she had observed since childhood, came through in her beautifully detailed, evocative drawings. In her thirties, discouraged from pursuing a career in science, she published her first book The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Forty million copies of that book alone have been sold since 1902 – and its success led her to compose and illustrate a total of 23 'little books', 12 of which are now included in this exquisite collection.

Beatrix Potter’s exquisite watercolours were the result of hard work – she learned to paint so well because of her knowledge of anatomy and the natural sciences and from years of studying alone. Observing real animals to create her memorable characters, she preferred to draw from life where possible making dozens of studies and sketches to ensure every image was perfect: Mr Drake Puddleduck waddling along the road in Tom Kitten’s clothes; the little squirrels Goody and Timmy Tiptoes tying up their bag of nuts; Mr Tod and Tommy Brock grappling amongst the broken crockery. The images remain with us long after we have read the books.

The books in this Folio collection capture the spirit of the originals – from the blind-blocked impression on the cover that holds the specially shaped labels, to the gilding on the top edge of each book. The results in each distinctive volume are beautiful.